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Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Queen Elizabeth herself is said to have requested the return of Falstaff to the Bard's stage...supposedly she wanted to see him in love. What Shakespeare gave Her Majesty...
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[℗1982, ©2001?]
Language
English
Description
"Sir John Falstaff, a roguish seducer, plots to entice potentially unfaithful wives and then live off them. Falstaff writes identical love letters to both Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. Falstaff's intentions are discovered. The wives plot to teach him a lesson while Mistress Ford's husband uses the opportunity to test his wife's fidelity"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Presents a dramatization of one of William Shakespeare's most well-known comedies. Blending tragedy and comedy, it presents contrasts and ambiguities, the complexities of which lie in the character Shylock, its captivating villain. Is he a villain, a buffoon or tragic hero?
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Publishing
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of Shakespeare's play, Pericles, Prince of Tyre. The story, which first appeared in medieval literature, is that of the Prince of Tyre, who is pursued by the vengeance of King Antiochus because he discovered the monarch's incestuous relationship with his daughter. Fleeing from place to place, Pericles is shipwrecked, courts and marries Thaisa. Their child, Marina, raised by friends when Thaisa is believed to have died, is kidnapped...
7) Richard III
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Presents Shakespeare's play about Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villain, who usurps the crown from King Edward IV.
Series
Plays volume 8
Publisher
Bard Productions
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of Shakespeare's play about the courtship of a beautiful but sharp-tempered woman by her persistent suitor.
10) Richard II
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Video
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled Richard II.
11) As you like it
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A "timeless comedy of love in the Forest of Arden. Shakespeare at his funniest, posing serious questions in the most lighthearted tone. Is there a "natural difference" between a Duke's daughter and a commoner? Are men really stronger than women or is it just their roles in society? Some of these characters briefly discard the roles they've played in life, while others adopt new ones. In the end, they all learn something about themselves."--Booklet...
12) King Lear
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm.
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